The Somali Diaspora group in The United States opposes the lifting of arms embargo of UN resolutions 731/753. Somalia needs disarmament and development. Former warlords are still heavily armed, even inside Mogadishu; there is no national army to speak of and Somalia has not reconciled its clans despite recent gains. As such, the states of Puntland, Somaliland and other entities in the country all oppose proposed lifting of arms embargo. We need development and not weapons of death and destructio



